* UPDATE *
Aug 15th: as we're moving closer to Brazil's Presidential Elections, once again Greenpeace-BR was spotted illegally meddling with our local politics, with a damming fake-poster campaign seen at various locations in São Paulo.
The Electoral Committee and parties involved are considering taking legal action against Greenpeace-BR for breach of conduct.
I do hope they do go ahead, behind its goody-goody green credentials, Greenpeace-BR hides a nasty political agenda and it's about time its dubious activities are brought to the fore.
link here on their illegal election poster campaign-> http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/08/1500865-greenpeace-assume-provocacao-por-cartazes-de-dilma-e-alckmin-juntos.shtml

Sunday, 23 March 2014

If I were heading for Manaus and had room in my tropical kit for just one book, my choice would unquestionably
be Henry Walter Bates' "The Naturalist on the River Amazons", the
wonderful account of his 11 years spent travelling deep inside the Amazon basin.

Bates set
off by ship from Liverpool to Pará (Belém) on the 26th April 1848, when
he was only 23 years old. What an adventure that must have been.

While compiling this photo-illustrated version, I discovered that remarkably some of the places he visited have not changed that much, while, sadly, many of
the indigenous tribes he describes no longer exist.

I have added photos and illustrations whenever possible, and welcome any further contributions and/or corrections!

A must read for anyone enthralled by the majestic beauty of the Amazons.